IPL 2026 points table: CSK, SRH, PBKS rankings; orange, purple cap holders
Despite two consecutive losses, Punjab Kings continue to lead IPL 2026 points table with 13 points in nine matches
Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) kept their contention in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 up and running after defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by X wickets in match 48 of the season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
While CSK’s win has not made any changes in the points table standings, they have definitely closed the gap with the top five teams and are now just two points behind them.
At the moment, Punjab Kings (PBKS), with 13 points, still hold the top spot in the points table, while there is a four-way tie from second to fifth spot between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rajasthan Royals (RR), and Gujarat Titans (GT), who are only separated by net run rate difference.
CSK, despite their win against DC, are still at the sixth spot but now with 10 points, while DC are still seventh with eight points. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are standing at eighth with seven points in nine matches.
Mumbai Indians (MI), despite the win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), are still at the ninth spot with six points, while LSG remain at the bottom of the points table with just four points to their name.
IPL 2026 updated point table:
| IPL 2026 points table | |||||||
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | PBKS | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0.855 |
| 2 | RCB | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1.42 |
| 3 | SRH | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.832 |
| 4 | RR | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.51 |
| 5 | GT | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -0.147 |
| 6 | CSK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.151 |
| 7 | DC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -0.949 |
| 8 | KKR | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -0.751 |
| 9 | MI | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -0.65 |
| 10 | LSG | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | -1.08 |
IPL 2026: Orange Cap leaderboard
DC opener KL Rahul (445 runs) replaced SRH's Abhishek Sharma (440 runs) at the top of top run scorers' list with his 12 runs innings vs CSK. Heinrich Klaasen (425 runs in 10 innings) is at the third spot.
| IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings | |||||||
| Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
| KL Rahul | 10 | 10 | 445 | 49.44 | 180.89 | 44 | 24 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 10 | 10 | 440 | 48.89 | 206.57 | 41 | 32 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 10 | 10 | 425 | 53.12 | 156.83 | 33 | 19 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 10 | 10 | 404 | 40.4 | 237.65 | 35 | 37 |
| Sai Sudharshan | 10 | 10 | 385 | 38.50 | 158.43 | 38 | 18 |
IPL 2026: Purple Cap leaderboard
The race for the Purple Cap is heating up with the top four bowlers all close in terms of wickets taken at the moment. RCB's Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken over the lead in the chart with 17 wickets in nine matches. He is followed by CSK's Anshul Kamboj, also with 17 wickets, after which GT's Kagiso Rabada has 16 wickets, while RR's Jofra Archer and SRH's Eshan Malinga are the next two with 15 wickets each.
| IPL 2026 purple cap standings | ||||||||
| Player | Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Runs | 4-FERS | 5-Fers |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9 | 35 | 210 | 17 | 15.53 | 264 | 0 | 0 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 10 | 35.4 | 214 | 17 | 18.70 | 318 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 10 | 234 | 16 | 22.50 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 10 | 37 | 222 | 15 | 21.27 | 319 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga | 10 | 31 | 186 | 15 | 18.93 | 284 | 1 | 0 |